Camp Holmes

[rbrewer]

I'm trying to find any records related to Camp Holmes ( located in Raleigh NC), specifically on soldiers arrested for desertion and taken to Camp Holmes.
My questions are -
*) what happens to a soldier who is taken to Camp Holmes for disciplinary reasons
*) what conditions do they live in?
*) who decides to have them arrested? is the soldier tracked down?
*) is there a formal Military Justice process- is he tried? court martialed? again- I'm sure there were extensive records for these process's, do they still exist?
*)the soldier I'm researching was released-went back to his regiment , who decides this?
*) how do they get to and from Camp Holmes?
*) there were certainly records related to this topic- is anyone aware if they still exist?- if so, where are they? can they be accessed?
*) I'm sure someone was , or is still knowledgeable about Camp Holmes- it was a significant camp in it's time, possibly their knowledge or research exist somewhere??
I've contacted several well known North Carolina Historians, NC State Archives, Wake Co NC Historical Society/Library system, SCV & UDC etc, with no success.
Any help is appreciated.
Thank you.

 

[Mississippian1861]

I would recommend the book "They went into the fight cheering: Confederate Conscription in North Carolina" IIRC there are chapters on desertion.

In general, captured deserters would be kept at the guardhouse at Camp Holmes until returned to their regiment under guard.

 

[USS ALASKA]

Camp Holmes – Raleigh’s Civil War “Camp of Instruction” – Mark Turner dot Net

North Carolina in the American Civil War - Col. Peter Mallett's Battalion (aka Camp Holmes Guard)

Camp Holmes

There was more than one Camp Holmes during the war. In September 1861, there was Camp Holmes in the Fredericksburg area. [1] Another wa...

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HTHs,
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[Michael C. Hardy]

Robert – Usually, a captured deserter was taken by guard to Camp Holmes. They typically lived in barracks. When enough deserters were present, a guard placed them on a train and escorted that back to their regiments. Who decided to arrest them? Well, they had taken an oath to the government and were read the articles of war. The articles of war stated that a deserter could be executed for his crime. The home guard is largely responsible (at least after July 1863) for hunting for deserters. Sometimes, a reward is offered. Was he tried? I don't see a record of that (looking at Bunch's Roster of the Courts-Martial in the Confederate States). The Confederate courts-martial records were largely destroyed at the end of the war in the fires that engulfed Richmond. Was there some company or regimental-level punishment? Possibly, but the records do not show this. It does show that he deserted a second time in May 1863.

 

[East Tennessee Roots]

I'm trying to find any records related to Camp Holmes ( located in Raleigh NC), specifically on soldiers arrested for desertion and taken to Camp Holmes.
My questions are -
*) what happens to a soldier who is taken to Camp Holmes for disciplinary reasons
*) what conditions do they live in?
*) who decides to have them arrested? is the soldier tracked down?
*) is there a formal Military Justice process- is he tried? court martialed? again- I'm sure there were extensive records for these process's, do they still exist?
*)the soldier I'm researching was released-went back to his regiment , who decides this?
*) how do they get to and from Camp Holmes?
*) there were certainly records related to this topic- is anyone aware if they still exist?- if so, where are they? can they be accessed?
*) I'm sure someone was , or is still knowledgeable about Camp Holmes- it was a significant camp in it's time, possibly their knowledge or research exist somewhere??
I've contacted several well known North Carolina Historians, NC State Archives, Wake Co NC Historical Society/Library system, SCV & UDC etc, with no success.
Any help is appreciated.
Thank you.

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[rbrewer]

I'd like to thank everyone for their courteous input. I'll follow up on your links, and suggested books asap. Currently, I'm reading "Desertion during the Civil War" by Ella Lonn, very interesting reading so far.
Best Regards